CHAPTER TWO:
PRONOUNS.
These are words which substitute nouns. Pronouns are useful if one wishes to
avoid repetition when linking phrases, clauses or sentences.
Pronouns may be classified as personal, possessive, reflexive, interrogative
and relative.
(A) PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Subject Object
1st person singular I ME
2nd person singular You You
3rd person singular He/she/it him/her/its
1st person plural we us
2nd person plural you you
3rd person plural they them
The first person refers to the person(s) speaking.
The second person refers to the person(s) being spoken to.
The third person refers to the person(s) referred to or the one spoken
about.
(B) POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Persons Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns
1st person singular my mine
2nd person singular your yours
3rd person singular his/her/it his/hers/its
1st person plural our ours
2nd person plural your yours
3rd person plural their theirs
N.B We do not use the apostrophe for the possessive pronouns.
, It’s means` it is’.
Its means ‘belonging to it’ or ‘of it’
Examples:
That book is yours. Mine is in the library.
Theirs is a very serious court case.
This is my book. Yours is in the library.
Mine is a very serious court case.
C. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS:
Reflexive pronouns are used when the action of the verb returns to the
subject.
e.g. I hurt myself
S (s/o)
‘Myself’ is the ‘object’ of the sentence and it is actually the subject.
Below is a list of ‘reflexive pronouns’
Person Singular Plural
First person myself ourselves
Second person yourself yourselves
Third person himself/herself themselves
The reflexive pronoun ‘oneself’ is indefinite.
As observed above,
Reflexive pronouns are used when the action of the verb returns to the subject.
e.g. I saw myself in the mirror
I thanked myself for the victory
They branded themselves rogues.
Mutua loved himself so much.
Reflexive pronouns are also used to emphasize the nouns or pronouns in the
subject position.
PRONOUNS.
These are words which substitute nouns. Pronouns are useful if one wishes to
avoid repetition when linking phrases, clauses or sentences.
Pronouns may be classified as personal, possessive, reflexive, interrogative
and relative.
(A) PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Subject Object
1st person singular I ME
2nd person singular You You
3rd person singular He/she/it him/her/its
1st person plural we us
2nd person plural you you
3rd person plural they them
The first person refers to the person(s) speaking.
The second person refers to the person(s) being spoken to.
The third person refers to the person(s) referred to or the one spoken
about.
(B) POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Persons Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns
1st person singular my mine
2nd person singular your yours
3rd person singular his/her/it his/hers/its
1st person plural our ours
2nd person plural your yours
3rd person plural their theirs
N.B We do not use the apostrophe for the possessive pronouns.
, It’s means` it is’.
Its means ‘belonging to it’ or ‘of it’
Examples:
That book is yours. Mine is in the library.
Theirs is a very serious court case.
This is my book. Yours is in the library.
Mine is a very serious court case.
C. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS:
Reflexive pronouns are used when the action of the verb returns to the
subject.
e.g. I hurt myself
S (s/o)
‘Myself’ is the ‘object’ of the sentence and it is actually the subject.
Below is a list of ‘reflexive pronouns’
Person Singular Plural
First person myself ourselves
Second person yourself yourselves
Third person himself/herself themselves
The reflexive pronoun ‘oneself’ is indefinite.
As observed above,
Reflexive pronouns are used when the action of the verb returns to the subject.
e.g. I saw myself in the mirror
I thanked myself for the victory
They branded themselves rogues.
Mutua loved himself so much.
Reflexive pronouns are also used to emphasize the nouns or pronouns in the
subject position.
